Common Ills are Linked to Memory Loss
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Patients with Alzheimer’s disease who have common bacterial infections suffer greater memory loss, claims a recent study published in Neurology. The effect is said…
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Mechanisms of Foxp3+ T Regulatory Cell-Mediated Suppression
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Foxp3+ T regulatory (Treg) cells control all aspects of the immune response. This paper reviews the in vitro model systems that have been developed…
Zonulin, Leaky Gut and Coeliac Disease – The Mystery Unravels
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In 2000, researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine identified that a protein called zonulin was a critical molecule in the development…
High Levels of Mercury in Fish – Found in USA Streams
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Fish sampled from a total of 291 streams across the United States of America between the years of 1998 and 2005 were found to…
Anxiety & Fatigue Respond to Natural Agent Better Than to Benzodiazepines
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Use of benzodiazepine anti-anxiety drugs (like Valium) reached epidemic proportions two decades ago, the use of which was enshrined in the Rolling Stones song…
Vit D Gains New Respect as Vital Health Nutrient
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Vit D Balances the Innate Immune Response A new study has concluded that one key part of the immune system, the ability of vitamin…
Coeliac Disease Provides Clues to Solving Autoimmunity
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Comment: The epidemiology of coeliac disease that once was thought to be in the rage of 1 in 10,000 is now known to be…
Autism and Vaccination Adjuvant (Thimerosol) – further indication of link
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Thimerosal (ethylmercurithiosalicylic acid), an ethylmercury (EtHg)-releasing compound (49.55% mercury (Hg)), was used in a range of medical products for more than 70 years. Of…
Probiotic Carbohydrates Reduce Intestinal Permeability and Inflammation in Metabolic Diseases
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The epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus is dramatically increasing. Environmental factors, such as sedentary life-style, hypercaloric, fat-rich diet and genetic susceptibility…
Phosphatidylcholine (PC) Controls Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis
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Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is a major lipid of the gastrointestinal mucus layer. We recently showed that mucus from patients suffering from ulcerative colitis has low…